About
Chimonanthus salicifolius is an evergreen shrub that can reach heights of up to 2.5 meters. It features slender, twig-like branches and produces lightly fragrant, spidery white flowers that appear individually on short stems during the winter months.
About the genus
Chimonanthus encompasses both evergreen and deciduous shrubs characterized by simple foliage. In winter, these plants produce fragrant, bowl-shaped flowers with numerous petals, which are succeeded by cylindrical or urn-like seed capsules.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Native to
- China
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in any fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade
- Pruning
- See pruning group 1
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown as soon as ripe in a cold frame, or take greenwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely)